Director, Product Development (Immunology)

The role

The Director, Immunology Product Development leads a team of scientists to build a reagents and assays portfolio in Immunology. This person will drive portfolio content development, manage scientific innovation, and oversee talent development for academic and biopharma customers.

What you will do

• Drive innovative portfolio content development in the immunology research space.
• Collaborate with senior leadership and strategic marketing to define portfolio scope and objectives.
• Provide portfolio updates and progress-to-goals to colleagues and management.
• Engage with colleagues to ensure cross-functional alignment.
• Advocate for commercial support for portfolio content.
• Contribute to the generation of marketing content.
• Develop and build trusted relationships with academic and biopharma industry leaders.
• Generate novel scientific hypotheses and design experimental strategies.
• Oversee the generation of high-quality data for publication in peer-reviewed journals.
• Lead, mentor, develop and manage direct reports.

Required qualifications

• PhD in Immunology with relevant research experience, including peer-reviewed publications.
• Advanced knowledge of immunology, immune-mediated diseases, translational science and the interpretation of data from immunoassays.
• Minimum of 10 years related experience.
• 8+ years of direct people management experience.
• Leverage AI to analyze complex biological datasets.
• Capable of innovating applications to drive product development and solve customer needs and problems.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Exceptional organization skills.
• Ability to manage multiple projects and prioritize efforts appropriately.
• Effective communication skills (verbal and written).
• Demonstrated ability to generate novel scientific hypotheses and design complex experiments to test them.
• Occasional travel as needed to attend industry conferences, partner sites, and/or meet with key external partners.

Nice to have

• Demonstrated leadership experience in academic institutions and biotechnology or pharmaceutical industry settings.
• Experience with established business strategy models.
• Demonstrated ability to work productively in a cross-functional environment.
• Strong track record of successful team leadership.
• A strong track record of authoring and publishing original research in peer-reviewed scientific journals.

Benefits

• Medical (BCBS) and Dental (Delta Dental) plans paid at 90%
• Vision Insurance
• Life Insurance
• Short and Long Term Disability
• Flexible Spending accounts
• 401(k) Plan with 6% match
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Generous PTO package
• Parental Leave
• Pet Insurance
• Employee Assistance Program
• Onsite Subsidized Cafeteria

About the company

Cell Signaling Technology (CST) is a life sciences company founded, owned, and run by active research scientists. They provide products and services to scientists globally to fuel discovery.